Grand final spot would be ‘wasted’ on West Coast Eagles: Tony Jones

Tony Jones says Eagles will be a wasted spot in the final

The West Australian

VideoThe sports host says it was a great pity that Eagles beat Collingwood on Saturday night.

West Coast’s win over Collingwood in Saturday’s qualifying final was a “pity” according to Melbourne-based football journalist Tony Jones, who says a grand final spot would be “wasted” on the Eagles owing to their ‘poor’ record at the MCG.

Adam Simpson’s team will host Melbourne or Hawthorn in a fortnight, with the winner granted a ticket to the last Saturday in September.

West Coast has lost just three of 13 fixtures at Optus Stadium and overcame a first quarter injury to classy defender Brad Sheppard before toppling the Pies by 16 points.

Despite finishing second on the ladder, and having beaten all but two teams in the finals – Sydney, now eliminated, and the Demons – Jones feared the Eagles would falter on the big stage as they did in 2015.

“The great pity about Collingwood losing to West Coast on Saturday night is that West Coast is now very well placed to to go through to the grand final,” Jones, who hosts the Sunday Footy Show, told 3AW on Monday.